Stop and turn signal



ay 15, 1923. 1,455,001 Y. HONDA STOP AND TURN SIGNAL Filed July 26, 1922HIIII sis sa N f l;

1 Qi l Patented May 15, A.1923i-v UNiTen STATES Y 1,455,001 PATENTePrice.

YAKICHI HONDA, or FoWLER, CALIFORNIA.

' sro? AND 'rUIaN SIGNAL.

i' Appucationmea my 2s, 1922. serial No. 57?;534.

To all whom'z't may concern.'

Be it known that I, YAK'IoHI-HONPA, a subject of the Emperor of Japan,residing at Fowler, inthe county of Fresno and State of California, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Stop and Turn S1gnals,`

of which thefollowing is a specification.

Y stop and -turn signals for inotor vehiclesA expensive, vcompact andeliicientA device of This invention relates to improvements in and hasparticularreference to a. simple, in`- this nature which is arranged sothat may be attached to an automobile in such iiianner that it will beclearlyvisible to 'approaching and following vehicles, whereby' the.in-f tended movements of the driver 'of the vehil cle may be readilydetermined. An 'object ofthe invention is to provide a' stop andturnsignal which consists'ofbut fewv parts and is .capable of being readilyattached to any make of motor vehicle -with- "out necessitating thechanging of the construction of the latter, the signalV being soarranged'that it -Will be plainly visible b oth by day and night, and ofsuch an arrangement -as tozpositively attract attentionof 'following andapproaching vehicles so 'as to clearly indicate the intended movementsof the driver.

Another object of the invention is to provide a' stop and turn signal-ofthe character .described which through a novel arrangement of,partitions and signaling elements has maximum efliciency 'as 4anindicator,- there being on opposite sides of the body of the-signal,stop and turn glass lens bearingsignaling 'designations and forming withthe partitions, compartments in each. of which illuminating means isprovided, the signaling member preferably comprising cylindri-4 'calcasing segments or parts of the lenses,

which are illuminated duringthe operation of the device.

The invention possesses other advantages and features someof which lwiththe foregoing W'ill be set ,forth at length in the following descriptionwhere I shall outlinein full that form of the invention which I .have

' lselected for illustration in the drawings .ac

companying and forming a part of the presa. ent specification. .Insaiddrawings I have shown one form ofthe constructionof my invention, but itis ito be understood that ll donot limitmyself to such form since' theinvention as Aexpressed in the claims may be yembodied in a plurality offorms.

Referring to the drawing: Fig. l represents a rear elevationof the motorVehicle showing the signal'of my in- F `g...4 represents a sideyelevation of the signal partly broken away 'and showing the interiorarrangement.

Referring to the embodiment ofthe in vention' illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, the signal comprises a cylindrical icasing l,having a metallic annular wall 2 to opposite sides of which, glasslenses or walls 3 and 4 are attached.' These walls or lenses 3 and 4 aresecured to the margins of thevwall 2 by attaching rings or members 5'ofany suitable arrangement and each wall has painted or .otherwisecausedv to appear thereon, the words Right, Stop, and Leftfas shown at6,v 7 and 8, in Fig. 3. The word Right is arranged so as to extendtransverselyv across the upper' portions of the members 3 and 4, theword Stop in the center, and the word Left at the lower portion of saidlens. Immediately above the designation Right is the repre sentationofan arrow, as shown at 9, and a'- simi'lar 'representation 10, isprovided beneath the designation Left, .said arrows pointingto the rightand left sides of the vehicle respectively. .The representations 6,

7, 8, 9, land l() may be caused to appear in dark 'or'light colors, butpreferably the for' mer, and 'the lenses 3 and 4 are preferablytranslucent, lfor example, a light shade of red or pink, whereas theletters will bey a darker shade'ofthe same or a diiferent color,l

or again, the lenses 3 and 4 may be ofthe darkv color but translucent,"while the letters light in color, or the lensesare so darkened as toform the'- letters on the lplain glass.

Any suitable arrangement Vmay be employed .provided that thesegmentsorportions of the .lenses are illuminated Aasy well as the letters. lMounted within the casing 1 are spaced horizontal partition members 11and 12, the ends of which abut vthe annular wall 2, whereas thelongitudinal edges of each engage closely with the lenses 3 and 4 andthereby` provide compartments 13,. 14- and 15, of which compartmentsthelenses 3 and 4 comprise the sidewalls. The compart- `ments 13 and. 15are segmental and of equal size, Whereas the` compartment 1&1 is 4ofsubstantially rectilinear outline. The

designations 6 and 9 are opposite the coinpaitment 13, the designation 7opposite the compartment 14, and the designations 8 and .10 opposite thecompartment 15. Extending l at right angles tol the vpartitions 11 and12 isa bracing electric lamp supporting member 16, the ends of whichengage the circular Wall-2 adjacent the upper and lower sides ofthewall. The member 16 extends throughslots 17 provided in thepartitions 11 and 12 atpoints spaced from certainends of said partitionsand along' its longitudinal edge is spaced inwardly from the lenses 3and 4. A plurality of electriclamp sockets 18 are supported by themember 16 in the respective compartments and contain electric lightbulbs19. The 4sockets are electrically connected With asource ofelectrical energy, not shown, 'by means of the usual conductors 20. The`sockets and lamps are so arranged as to b( disposed in the respectivecompartments.

' Byl having the. longitudinal edges 01:' the member 16` spacedconsiderably; from the lenses 3 and 4, light rays from the lamps will bepermitted to illuminate the portions of the lenses rearwardly or to theright of themember' 16 so that the entire portions of the lenses whichare illuminated are symmetrical and of pleasing appearance. A member 21,similar to the member 1'6, is eX- v4tended through similar openings inthe paititions 11 and 12 adjacent the other ends of.

the partitions -andl abuts the Wall 2 at its ends. The longitudinaledges of this mem ber are likewise spaced from the lenses 3 and 4. Themember 21 serves as al brace and.

provides for uniformity of the construction of the interior of the`signal. Thus theinterior of the signal may be removed as a .unitgfromthe signal casing and due to the engagement of the four-members, that isthe partitions 11 and 12, and members 16'and 21, at the ends of saidpartitions and members, With the Wall 2, the interior 'mechanism will berigidly but-reinovably held Within the casing.

Any suitable meansfnot shown, 'may be employed to control the operationof the signal which, as is customary, Will be located v so as to beaccessiblejto tlie-driver of the vehicle.

As a means of attachment, an armv 22 is attached to the side ofthecircular Wall 2 or' the casing and upon its inner end is provided Withmeans 23 to permit of. its attachment to the stanchions of anautomobile. .Windf shield, or other suitable part of the automobile.

rIt Will be seen that yvith the simple, in!

substantially, centrally.-

' into compartments,

tions dividing the interior of the casing into compartments oppositewhich compartments the said designations arearranged, said pars .titionsengaging along -their -longitudinal edges the lensesa'member forsupporting illuminating means extending at right-angles to and throughsaid partitions and having its longitudinal edges spaced from the lensesand means of illumination supported' by `said member Within the'respective compartments.

2. A stop and turn signal 'comprising a circular casing, glass lensescomprising the side Walls of the casing and having stopN and turndesignations 'appearing thereon,

partitions dividing the interior of the cas- ,ing intocompartmentsopposite which compartments the 'said designations arearranged, said partitions engaging along their Alongitudinaledges'theflenses, a member for support-infr illuminating means extendingat right-ang es to .through saidl partitions and having its longitudinaledges spaced from the' lenses,l ported bysaid member Within therespective compartments anda brace member extending at right angles toand through .said partitions at ends thereof opposite to the memmeans ofillumination supber for supporting the illuminating means. A

3. A stoparid turn signal for motor vehip cles comprisingv a.` circularHcasing having glass lenses closing' oppositesides thereof, longitudinalpartitions dividiigthe casing said lenses having stop and turndesignations appearing thereon opposite the respective compartments, thelongitudinaledges of the partitions enga ing opposed faces of saidlenses and mem ers extending at. right-angles. to and throu h saidartitions with their ends abutting t ie vcircu ar and annularwall of'thecasingandl locate-d at points spaced inwardly vfrom the -ends of thepartitions, said members having their longitudinal edges spaced from theopposed faces of the lenses and means of illumination supported byonebofsaid members and located Within the respective compartments.

.4. A stop and turnsigiial for motor vehicles comprising a circularcasing havingl glass lenses closing opposite sides thereof, longitudinalpartitions dividing .the easing into compartments, said, lenses having`stop and turn designations alipearing thereon opposite the respectivecompartments, the 'longitudinal edges' ofthepartitions engaging,ropposed faces of said lenses and a member extending at right angles toand through said partitions. with its ends abutting the circular andannular wall of thecasing and located at points spacedinwardly from theend of the partitions, said member having its longitudinal edges spacedfrom' the opposed faces of the lenses and means 'of illu- Aminationsupported by said member and l0-v cated within therespectivecompartments.

YAKICHI HQNDA.

